49476 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2012 / Notices 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: August 10, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20098 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17f–2(a), SEC File No. 270–34, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0034. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the 

previously approved collection of 

information for Rule 17f–2(a) (17 CFR 

240.17–2(a)), under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.). 

Rule 17f–2(a) (Fingerprinting 

Requirements for Securities 

Professionals) requires that securities 

professionals be fingerprinted. This 

requirement serves to identify securityrisk personnel, to allow an employer to 

make fully informed employment 

decisions, and to deter possible 

wrongdoers from seeking employment 

in the securities industry. Partners, 

directors, officers, and employees of 

exchanges, brokers, dealers, transfer 

agents, and clearing agencies are 

included. 

The Commission staff estimates that 

approximately 10,000 respondents will 

submit fingerprint cards each year. It 

also estimates that each respondent will 

submit 55 fingerprint cards per year. 

The staff estimates that the average 

number of hours necessary to comply 

with Rule 17f–2(a) by completing a 

fingerprint card is one-half hour. Thus, 

the total estimated annual burden is 

275,000 hours for all respondents 

(550,000 times one-half hour). The 

average estimated internal labor cost of 

compliance per hour is approximately 

$50. Therefore, the total estimated 

annual internal labor cost of compliance 

for all respondents is $13,750,000 

(275,000 times $50). 

Fingerprint cards submitted under 

Rule 17f–2(a) must be retained for a 

period of not less than three years after 

termination of the person’s employment 

relationship with the organization. 

Submitting fingerprint cards for all 

securities personnel is mandatory to 

obtain the benefit of identifying 

security-risk personnel, allowing an 

employer to make fully informed 

employment decisions and deterring 

possible wrongdoers from seeking 

employment in the securities industry. 

Fingerprint cards submitted according 

to Rule 17f–2(a) will not be kept 

confidential. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following Web site: 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 

or by sending an email to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an 

email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Comments must be submitted to OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

Dated: August 10, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20099 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7982] 

Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period for the Proposed New 

International Trade Crossing (NITC) 

Presidential Permit Application 

In response to requests, the 

Department of State is extending the 

public comment period for the New 

International Trade Crossing (NITC) 

Presidential Permit application. The 

Department of State had originally set 

the end of the comment period at 

August 9, 2012. The Department has 

decided, in response to the requests 

noted above, to extend the comment 

period until September 10, 2012. 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments via email to 

NITCComments@state.gov. 

The original notice of receipt of the 

Presidential Permit application was 

published by the Department of State in 

the Federal Register on Wednesday, 

July 11, 2012. [Public Notice 7951]. The 

Presidential permit application can be 

viewed online at http://www.state.gov/ 

p/wha/rt/permit/. 

Dated: July 10, 2012. 

Elizabeth L. Martinez, 

Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau 

of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20162 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Change in Hearing Date and 

Related Deadlines for the Country 

Practice Petitions Accepted as Part of 

the 2011 Annual GSP Review 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of change to the hearing 

date and related deadlines. 

SUMMARY: The hearing date previously 

announced in the Federal Register (77 

FR 41209) for the country practice 

petitions accepted as part of the 2011 

Annual GSP Review and the related 

deadlines for submissions of pre-hearing 

briefs, requests to appear, and posthearing briefs are being changed to 

those noted below. 

DATES: September 18, 2012: Deadline for 

submission of pre-hearing briefs and 

requests to appear at the October 2, 2012 

public hearing; submissions must be 

received by 5 p.m. 

October 2, 2012: The GSP 

Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC) will convene a 

public hearing on the country practice 

petitions at 1724 F Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20508, beginning at 

9:30 a.m. 

October 23, 2012: Deadline for 

submission of post-hearing briefs, which 

must be received by 5 p.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

12, 2012, a notice was published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 41209) 

announcing, inter alia, that the hearing 

for the country practice petitions 

accepted as part of the 2011 Annual 

GSP Review was scheduled for 

September 27, 2012. The country 

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